Tests Make You Anxious

question 54

Multiple Choice

Tests make you anxious. You forgot there was a test today. Freud might suggest that his theory of _____ applies in this situation.

• A) defense mechanisms
• B) unconscious resistance
• C) passive aggressiveness
• D) motivated forgetting

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that unconditionally, naturally, and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.

Unconditioned Response

A natural, automatic reaction to a stimulus that occurs without prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Response

A response acquired through learning to a stimulus that was initially neutral, but has been paired with an unconditioned stimulus via conditioning.